FORMBY will remember its fallen heroes at special ceremonies and Remembrance Sunday services organised by the Royal British Legion next week.

These start with one at Formby Village War Memorial on Friday, November 11. Standard bearers from the Royal British Legion and other organisations will march to the memorial at 10.50am.

The legion’s chaplain will give an address at 10.55am, which will be followed by the exhortation by RBL president Cyril Goulbourne.

Bugler Dave Culshaw will play The Last Post at 11am and then the two-minute silence will take place.

Crosses will be planted and the standard bearers will march off at 11.20am. Crosses will be available at the war memorial on the day and are available now at Formby Hardware Store and Formby Books at Derbyshires on Chapel Lane.

A cross-laying ceremony will take place at the graves of Polish airmen at Our Lady of Compassion Church in Formby at 11.30am on the same day. These brave heroes were based at RAF Woodvale during World War Two.

On Sunday, the first event is the Hightown War Memorial and St Stephen’s Church Wreath Laying and Service of Remembrance. Those taking part will assemble in St Stephen’s Hall at 10.45am before proceeding to the war memorial where the wreath-laying ceremony will take place at 11am. The service will begin at St Stephen’s Church at 11.10am.

A wreath-laying ceremony and prayers will take place at Ince Blundell War Memorial at 12.15am. Bugler for both of these events will be Brian Stewart. The afternoon’s parade and service of commemoration will be attended by Mayor of Sefton, Cllr Paul Cummins. Veterans will assemble outside the Formby Royal British Legion headquarters on Whitehouse Lane for the parade at 2.30pm. They will march off at 2.40pm and the service will begin at Holy Trinity Church at 3pm. The parade will pass Formby War Memorial at 4pm, where Cllr Cummins will take the salute. A wreath-laying ceremony taks place at Formby RBL at 4.15pm, followed by refreshments at Oakleaf Hall at 4.30pm. Also on the Sunday, St Michael and All Angels Church, in Great Altcar, hosts a service at 9.30am. A wreath will be laid at the church’s war memorial. Formby British Legion is calling for support for the Poppy Appeal. Poppies are available at outlets throughout Formby, Hightown and Ince Blundell.

Don Morgan, Formby Royal British Legion chairman, said: “Each year the public expresses its unequivocal support for the Royal British Legion’s charity work through the Poppy Appeal.

“Recent appeals have emphasised the increasing need to help men and women serving today, the Afghan generation, as well as ex-service people and their dependents.

“Our services are needed all over so please help by buying a poppy or making a donation.”